Cuban scientific output in the Spanish bibliography of science and technology 1995-2001

Abstract

The present work is a bibliometric analysis about the Cuban scientific output in the Spanish Bibliography of Science and Technology. The registers were obtained from the Spanish Index of Science and Technology (ICYT), CD-ROM version, comprised in the period from 1995 to 2001, whenever a Cuban institution is identified in the affiliation. The bibliometric indicators used in the study were the annual scientific production of the researchers, the co-authorship index, and the inter-institutional co-operation. Total count was used in the analysis of the individual productivity. A total of 958 articles with Cuban authors were published in 103 Spanish serials. The average number of authors per article was 3,62, with an increasing trend. Half of the most productive authors is from the Food Industry Research Institute (IIIA). Spanish authors participated in 73% of the international cooperations with Cuba. A study about the Spanish Medical Index (IME) and the Spanish Index of Social Sciences and Humanities (ISOC) is necessary to have a general overview of the Cuban scientific production in the Spanish literature in Science and Technology, Medicine and Society.